Hey Y'all,
Last night I attended the GUESS 30th Anniversary event. The clothing line was created by the Marciano brothers who were from France but moved to California to start the brand. They helped celebrate along side Marie Claire Magazine.
There were NYX make-up artists creating mini make overs, models were sporting the Capsule Collection, a GUESS photo booth was stationed at the back of the store, a cute candy shop for those who had a sweet tooth and The Bumbys were there.
Who are the Bumbys you may ask? They are a couple who call themselves Gill and Jill Bumby. "They are an anonymous performance group who provide fair and honest appraisals of your appearance" is the title quote on their Facebook. They wear color coordinated wigs, sunglasses, hats, and handkerchiefs concealing their identities. This gimmick alone is what intrigues the victim (I mean participant) but then the anticipation of what they are writing about you on an old fashion typewriter gives the victim (I mean participant) an unsettling feeling of what they are writing about you. The Bumby's do not speak to you, they only observe and type. I had the privilege of being appraised by the red wigged female and can I just say she was dead on at that moment. I'm thinking about framing my Bumby Appraisal, Kuddos to you both.
I love this brand, the clothes are sexy and fitted and have this timeless style. One birthday I really wanted the GUESS look and bought the cutest polka dot halter top from the line.
The clothing line has featured some of the most beautiful women in the world, but Sophia Loren is by far my favorite. I couldn't wait to pick up a boyfriend tee anniversary shirt with her on it. A portion of sales will go to Save the Children Foundation. Anything for a good cause right?
There is this one particular dress that is to die for, the Mary Cap-Sleeve Dress-Anniversary Collection. The dress has padded bra cups with underwire, fully lined giving you a sexy silhouette and ruched in the waistline . The salesperson told me that this dress has been re-released three times this year alone. If you have a chance ladies check out this dress.
This music festival had a huge lineup of artists, but the one who seemed to overthrow the entire event... was none other than the deceased 2pac. 2pac was projected as a hologram in a solo performance and a duet with Snoop Dogg. Some individuals thought it was great. Some never got the chance to attend an actual 2pac concert. Others felt it was awkward watching a 3-D image of the rapper on stage. I personally was mind-boggled by the duet. It was done so well it was like he was actually there. The movements and gestures between performer and hologram were perfectly synchronized. I guess we've come a long way from Jem and the Holograms with Synergy's help.
Dre and Snoop (I was in shock when 2pac came out so I didn't get a chance to record it)
I really enjoyed watching all the creative outfits that were out. Going to the festival gave me the incentive to reconstruct some shirts. For those of you not familiar with it, reconstruction is just changing a regular shirt into a different style. The great things about reconstructing is you can create your own style, create a shirt to fit your body type and you don't need to buy anything. All you need is a good pair of scissors and old shirts. It took me a short amount of time to become comfortable with cutting up the shirts and I have to admit once I was done I was looking for other shirts to play around with.
My personal lineup list was full. Jumping from the Gobi tent to the Stage one day, and hopping from the Theater stage to the Sahara tent another proved to be a work out. I loved dancing from one end of a space to the other and then switching my dance routine midway.
SANTIGOLD
THE HIVES
The event had Beer Gardens to get your drink on. But beware you could only have your alcohol in that section only, they would not let you leave with liquids. H&M had a cooling station with water couches and a huge mirror glass ball on the ceiling. The Heineken dome was cool, DJ's spinning techno music in a green florescent room made it feel like you were in a club.
My favorite area was the DO LAB, you felt like you were in a different place. The music was wild and had people on stage spraying the audience with water.The Beats by Dr. Dre tent had a speaker couch where you felt every beat under your bottom. The Coachella Art Studio was on the other side of the camping area along with the bike rodeo and other contraptions. People received make-overs and were able to bring out their creative sides. Did I mention the ferry wheel? It's one of my favorite things.
BEATS BY DRE
HEINEKEN DOME
DO LAB
This event is so organized and controlled. I was amazed and
annoyed at the same time. Specific entry sections for shuttle bus users had
several check in points. Not only were you swiping your wristband, you also had
to swipe your shuttle bus cards in and out of the venue. Nevertheless, the ride
to and from my hotel went smoothly.
Since the first day of Coachella I heard rumors Eminem was doing sound check and would be performing. He happens to be one of my favorite artist. I couldn't wait to see him perform. They kept me in suspense throughout the entire Dr. Dre and Snoop performance. Finally it was the last performance with a special guest and out comes Eminem. It was a great finish to my first Coachella. I will miss you till next year! xoxo
Video sucks but I wanted the Audio
Here are some of my favs:
THE GATEWAY
Rihanna (I thought it was just Audio until she cracked)
